Southtowns Record

Village Board minutes — May 18, 2026

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Village of Hamburg
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Village Board
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May 18, 2026
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MAY 18, 2026

  The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hamburg was called to order by
Mayor Thomas P. Tallman at 7:04 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 2026 at the Village Hall, 100 Main Street,
Hamburg, New York.

  PRESENT:  Thomas P. Tallman  Mayor
  Paul Gaughan  Deputy Mayor
  Laura Hackathorn  Trustee
  Holly Park  Trustee
  Jeff Davis  Trustee
  Edward J. Murphy, III  Village Attorney
  Jason Cozza  Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
  Mary McKee  Deputy Clerk
  Marc Shuttleworth  Supt. of Public Works
  Matt Cullen  Police Captain
  Excused:  Richard Schara  Police Chief
  Joshua Haeick  Recreation Supervisor

1.  MOTION by Trustee Hackathorn, seconded by Trustee Davis, to approve the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees held on Monday, May 4, 2026.

AYES: Five
NAYS: None
CARRIED

PUBLIC EXPRESSION: None this evening

CORRESPONDENCE: None this evening

TRUSTEE MOTIONS:
2.  MOTION by Trustee Hackathorn, seconded by Trustee Davis, to authorize Mayor Thomas P.
Tallman to sign the Retainer Agreement by and between the Village of Hamburg and Edward J. Murphy
III, Esq., to act as attorney for the Village of Hamburg from June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027.

AYES: Five
NAYS: None
CARRIED

3.  MOTION by Trustee Hackathorn, seconded by Trustee Davis, to authorize Mayor Thomas P.
Tallman to sign the Memorandum of Understanding by and between the Village of Hamburg and Kimberly
A. Bourke, Community Liaison, for a term beginning on June 1, 2026 and ending on May 31, 2027.

AYES: Five
NAYS: None
CARRIED

4.  MOTION by Trustee Park, seconded by Deputy Mayor Gaughan, to authorize Mayor Thomas P.
Tallman to sign an agreement between the Village of Hamburg and Nussbaumer & Clarke, Inc., for
engineering services associated with identified Village projects and other general services as authorized by
the Village, for the period of June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027.

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